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Fomes fasciatus (Sw.) Cooke

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Scientific name
Fomes fasciatus
Author
(Sw.) Cooke
Common names
 
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Polyporales
Family
Polyporaceae
Assessment status
Proposed
Proposed by
Ailton Matheus
Comments etc.
Ailton Matheus, Virton Rodrigo Targino de Oliveira, Tatiana Gibertoni

Assessment Notes

Taxonomic notes

Fomes fasciatus and F. fomentarius have ranges that overlap slightly in Tennessee and North Carolina. Fomes fasciatus, however, is essentially a southern and subtropical species and F. fomentarius is a boreal species. F. fomentarius basidiomata tend to be more consistently ungulate and typically have a concave pore surface. Basidiocarps of F. fasciatus vary greatly from applanate to ungulate and generally have a convex pore surface. Microscopically, they differ in the larger spores of F. fomentarius (Gilbertson & Ryvarden 1986).


Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?


Geographic range

Species widely distributed, with highest occurrence in Brazil.


Population and Trends

Species well distributed, with about 720 occurrences according to GBIF.

Population Trend: Uncertain


Habitat and Ecology

This species occurs in five Brazilian biomes: Amazon, Cerrado, Pampa, Atlantic Forest and Caatinga.

Subtropical/Tropical Dry ForestSubtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ForestSubtropical/Tropical Mangrove Forest Vegetation Above High Tide Level

Threats

It presents no evident threat, being very common at least in Brazil. However, it is found in the Atlantic Forest, a hotspot, in the Amazonia (currently being deforested at the highest rates in the last decades) and Cerrado (also a hotspot). Also, Caatinga is threatened with desertification.

Housing & urban areasShifting agricultureAgro-industry farmingSmall-holder plantationsAgro-industry plantationsRoads & railroadsUnintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)Unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest]Increase in fire frequency/intensityHabitat shifting & alteration

Conservation Actions

There are records in unprotected areas.

Resource & habitat protectionHabitat & natural process restoration

Research needed

Other countries should be better surveyed for a better understanding of distribution of the species.

Population size, distribution & trendsLife history & ecology

Use and Trade

None

Unknown

Bibliography


Country occurrence

Regional Population and Trends

Country Trend Redlisted